The woman on the left is a mother from Miami who was so desperate to feed her hungry family that she was trying to steal a lot of food. The woman on the right i...s Miami-Dade County Police Officer Vicki Thomas. Officer Thomas was about to arrest Jessica Robles but changed her mind at the last minute. Instead of arresting her, she bought Robles $100 worth of groceries: “I made the decision to buy her some groceries because arresting her wasn't going to solve the problem with her children being hungry.” And there’s no denying they were hungry.

After word got out about what happened people donated another $700 for Jessica Robles to spend at the grocery store. And then best of all a local business owner invited her in for an interview and ended up hiring her on the spot as a customer service rep.

I hope that lady will do well on her new job. That would set a great example. Did you read the comments on that paper? Some people think that crooks are crooks. However, people can repent and change their ways. Otherwise, there would be no hope for us sinners.

Lord have mercy.

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

The woman on the left is a mother from Miami who was so desperate to feed her hungry family that she was trying to steal a lot of food. The woman on the right i...s Miami-Dade County Police Officer Vicki Thomas. Officer Thomas was about to arrest Jessica Robles but changed her mind at the last minute. Instead of arresting her, she bought Robles $100 worth of groceries: “I made the decision to buy her some groceries because arresting her wasn't going to solve the problem with her children being hungry.” And there’s no denying they were hungry.

After word got out about what happened people donated another $700 for Jessica Robles to spend at the grocery store. And then best of all a local business owner invited her in for an interview and ended up hiring her on the spot as a customer service rep.

I tend to be skeptical of this sort of story. They seem to be popping up regularly on social media.

Absolutely everybody's favorite news source ( ) , FOX, reported this the other day. I caught an interview with the cop and the woman she helped out. It wasn't so-called "social media", so I gave it some credence. If it was a put-up job, why would the cop have allowed herself to be interviewed on national t.v.? If she wasn't really a cop (in spite of the uniform she was wearing with a very obvious badge and shoulder patch-thingy of the police dept.) wouldn't the police dept. have discredited her?

I tend to be skeptical of this sort of story. They seem to be popping up regularly on social media.

It seems that the story has been picked up and reported by MSN News, Yahoo News, ABC News, Daily mail, jobs.aol.com, NY Daily News, and a slew of TV stations--mostly in Florida but some as far as Denver and Boston.

As a "glass is half-full" type person, I love stories that affirm the existence of goodness.

I tend to be skeptical of this sort of story. They seem to be popping up regularly on social media.

It seems that the story has been picked up and reported by MSN News, Yahoo News, ABC News, Daily mail, jobs.aol.com, NY Daily News, and a slew of TV stations--mostly in Florida but some as far as Denver and Boston.

As a "glass is half-full" type person, I love stories that affirm the existence of goodness.

I tend to be skeptical of this sort of story. They seem to be popping up regularly on social media.

It seems that the story has been picked up and reported by MSN News, Yahoo News, ABC News, Daily mail, jobs.aol.com, NY Daily News, and a slew of TV stations--mostly in Florida but some as far as Denver and Boston.

As a "glass is half-full" type person, I love stories that affirm the existence of goodness.

By skeptical, I did not mean dismissive. This one seems genuine. I pray it works out for the officer (whose actions may present trouble with fellow cops) and for the woman.

They're just on their break. If you look really, really closely, you'll see the cops eating donuts.

Donuts with all their fried grease are not good for the heart.Giving police free donuts is not a service.

Oh, if my husband were ever offered a free donut, he would not refuse it.He is a sweet tooth!

Back on topic. It is good when police officers get some positive coverage.That this female officer is doing such good deeds is a good sign.

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

Mor Ephrem is a nice guy. Just say sorry and it will all be ok. Say I had things that were inside troubling me but I didn't know how to express appropriately. I will not behave that way again but I am seeking help.

Mor Ephrem is a nice guy. Just say sorry and it will all be ok. Say I had things that were inside troubling me but I didn't know how to express appropriately. I will not behave that way again but I am seeking help.

Mor Ephrem is a nice guy. Just say sorry and it will all be ok. Say I had things that were inside troubling me but I didn't know how to express appropriately. I will not behave that way again but I am seeking help.

Only girls drink starbucks. Being a manly man I drink coffee brewed with whiskey.

Kewl! Especially as the brewing gets all the alcohol out.

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'Evil isn't the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as evil, maybe more so, and it's a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against stupid. That might actually make a difference.'~Harry Dresden

Mor Ephrem is a nice guy. Just say sorry and it will all be ok. Say I had things that were inside troubling me but I didn't know how to express appropriately. I will not behave that way again but I am seeking help.

While I fully support this officer's actions, I hope she is willing to face the full wrath of a disciplinary hearing. This ain't a normal person doing a decent thing, this is a sworn peace officer intentionally derelicting duty and then publicizing it.

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While I fully support this officer's actions, I hope she is willing to face the full wrath of a disciplinary hearing. This ain't a normal person doing a decent thing, this is a sworn peace officer intentionally derelicting duty and then publicizing it.

The police officer did cite the woman with a misdemeanor, so this woman will have to face a judge or pay a fine, etc.

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

While I fully support this officer's actions, I hope she is willing to face the full wrath of a disciplinary hearing. This ain't a normal person doing a decent thing, this is a sworn peace officer intentionally derelicting duty and then publicizing it.

The police officer did cite the woman with a misdemeanor, so this woman will have to face a judge or pay a fine, etc.

Didn't see that part. Every account I've read of this (two, to be exact) implied that the officer let the lady go.

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Blessed Nazarius practiced the ascetic life. His clothes were tattered. He wore his shoes without removing them for six years.

THE OPINIONS HERE MAY NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED ORTHODOX CHURCH

While I fully support this officer's actions, I hope she is willing to face the full wrath of a disciplinary hearing. This ain't a normal person doing a decent thing, this is a sworn peace officer intentionally derelicting duty and then publicizing it.

The police officer did cite the woman with a misdemeanor, so this woman will have to face a judge or pay a fine, etc.

Didn't see that part. Every account I've read of this (two, to be exact) implied that the officer let the lady go.

If you had read the subheading in the OP link, you would have seen brightly blue colored heading:

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'Arresting her wasn't going to solve the problem with her children being hungry,' said Thomas, who instead gave her a misdemeanor citation and bought her $100 worth of groceries

As my mom would have said: "Snake, it would have bitten you."

Oh, well, when I was in college, it was expected that we read the title page, subtitle, and introduction to all books.Some graduate students still did not understand this expectation. And some did not pass.

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The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.